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RIB FRACTURE
肋骨骨折
The ribs are especially vulnerable to injury and are prone to breaking due to a direct blow.
肋骨極容易受傷，它會因直接暴力而骨折。
Rib X-rays are rarely taken as it doesn’t matter if the rib is broken or just bruised.
若肋骨發生骨折或挫傷，我們很少對肋骨進行X光檢查。
A chest X-ray is usually taken to make certain there is no collapse or bruising of the lung.
X線胸片可檢查是否發生胸廓塌陷或挫傷。
As we breathe, our ribs and lungs expand like a bellows.
當進行呼吸時，肺部和肋骨就會擴張成風箱。
Air is sucked into our lungs when the ribs move out and the diaphragm moves down as we inhale.
吸氣使肋骨向外運動，膈肌收縮。
When a person has a rib injury, the pain associated with that injury,
肋骨受傷時，疼痛隨之而來。
be it a fracture or contusion (bruise), it makes breathing difiicult and the person has a tendency not to lake deep breaths.
不論是骨折還是挫傷，都會造成呼吸困難，患者會盡量避免深呼吸。
If the lung underlying the injury does not expand, it is at risk for infection.
若肺部受傷處沒有擴張，那將有感染風險。
The person is then susceptible to pneumonia (lung infection) , which is characterized by fever, cough, and shortness of breath.
患者有患肺炎風險，病癥為發燒、咳嗽以及呼吸急促。
As opposed to other parts of the body that can rest when they are injured, it is very important to take deep breaths to prevent pneumonia when rib fractures are present.
身體其他部位受傷時可以通過休息緩解，而肋骨骨折時則要深呼吸以避免引發肺炎。
The treatment for bruised and broken ribs is the same： ice to the chest wall, ibuprofen as an anti-inflammatory, deep breaths and pain medication.
治療肋骨骨折或挫傷的辦法相同，冰敷胸壁，使用消炎藥物布洛芬，止疼藥以及深呼吸。
Even if all goes well, there will be significant pain for four to six weeks.
即使一切進展良好，疼痛感也會持續4-6周。
With lower rib fractures, there may be concerned about organs in the abdomen that the ribs protect.
若下肋骨骨折，我們就要對受到下肋骨保護的腹部臟器進行關注。
The liver is located under the ribs on the right side of the chest, and the spleen under the ribs on the left side of the chest.
肝臟位于肋骨下側，胸部右側，脾臟也在肋骨下側，胸部左側。
Many times your doctor may be more worried about abdominal injury than about the broken rib itself.
醫生對腹部損傷的重視程度要多于肋骨骨折。
Ultrasound or CT scan may help diagnosis intra-abdominal injuries.
超聲波或CT掃描可幫助診斷腹內器官損傷。
譯文屬可可英語原創，未經允許，不得轉載。
